West Orange Fourth Round HEFSP_adopted 111025_Appendices

Township of West Orange November 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 102

Township of West Orange November 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proposed 100% Affordable Sites 28 Babcock Place The property at 28 Babcock Place includes Block 116.02, Lot 12. The lot measures approximately 7,750 square feet (0.18 acres) in area and is located in the Edison Mixed-Use Residential subdistrict (E-MR) of the Downtown Redevelopment Area. Surrounding uses include two-family dwellings along Babcock Place, CVS Pharmacy and neighborhood and commercial uses along Main Street. The property is located one block north of the Township’s Public Works facility and two blocks north of Edison Lofts project. This lot is currently vacant and owned by the Township. The site is not subject to any environmental constraints. 103

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Township of West Orange November 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Township proposes to develop the site with four affordable units with a preference for veteran’s housing or a group home. Further, the Township will claim all 4 bonus credits, at a ratio of 1 bonus credits per 1 unit as the proposed units meet the COAH criteria described below: “Each unit of low- or moderate-income housing in a 100 percent affordable housing project for which the municipality contributes toward the costs of the project.” The site is appropriate for multi-family low- and moderate-income housing as it is available, approvable, developable, and suitable: • Available: The site has no easements or title issues preventing its development. • Suitable: The site is almost entirely surrounded by residential uses. Its development is consistent with the goals and strategies outlined in the State Plan. The site is located within the Metropolitan Planning Area (PA 1). Further, the site’s adjacency to Main Street offers access to employment and service establishments. • Developable: The site falls within sewer and public water service areas, and has access to appropriate public streets with frontage on Main Street. The site is not subject to environmental constraints. • Approvable: A total of four (4) affordable units is proposed on the site. 105

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Township of West Orange November 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Tompkins Street The property at 4 Tompkins Street includes Block 7, Lot 22. The lot measures approximately 7,200 square feet (0.16 acres) in area and is located in the R-M (Multi-family residences) district of the Township. Surrounding uses include single- and low-density multifamily dwellings along Tompkins and Mitchell Street; and the higher-density Harvard Printing II building along Central Avenue. This lot is currently vacant and owned by the Township. The site is not subject to any environmental constraints. 107

Township of West Orange November 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 108

Township of West Orange November 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Township proposes to develop the site with four affordable units with a preference for veteran’s housing or a group home. Further, the Township will claim all 4 bonus credits, at a ratio of 1 bonus credits per 1 unit, as the proposed units meet the COAH criteria described below: “Each unit of low- or moderate-income housing in a 100 percent affordable housing project for which the municipality contributes toward the costs of the project.” The site is appropriate for multi-family low- and moderate-income housing as it is available, approvable, developable, and suitable: • Available: The site has no easements or title issues preventing its development. • Suitable: The site is almost entirely surrounded by residential uses. Its development is consistent with the goals and strategies outlined in the State Plan. The site is located within the Metropolitan Planning Area (PA 1). Further, the site’s proximity to Valley Road and S. Jefferson Street offers access to employment and service establishments. • Developable: The site falls within sewer and public water service areas and has access to appropriate public streets along Valley Road and S. Jefferson Street. The site is not subject to environmental constraints. • Approvable: A total of four (4) affordable units is proposed on the site. 109

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Township of West Orange November 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proposed Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) 1155 Pleasant Valley Way (Daughters of Israel) The property at 1155 Pleasant Valley Way includes Block 171, Lot 12. The lot measures approximately 17.9 acres in area and is located in the R-2 (One-family dwellings on 40,000 square foot lots) zone of the Township. Surrounding uses include Kessler Rehabilitation Institute to the south, single-family residential neighborhoods to the north and northwest, and the Essex County Country Club to the east, along Pleasant Valley Way. On the site, the 303-bed Daughters of Israel nursing home continues to operate. 111